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JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER
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• JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER (noun)
The noun JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER has 1 sense:
1. United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Familiarity information: JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER used as a noun is very rare.
• JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joseph Emerson Worcester; Worcester
Instance hypernyms:
lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)
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